[DennisMiller]

My apologies for not being around much this past month. Getting old is getting the way. I'll be 62 next week, so howdy & Welcome to all the new 30's, 40's and 50's whippersnappers who joined recently... and Brad - How did you develop the good taste to come her by the young age of only 19? I love your screen name by the way... It probably should have been my name. That's what I used to say to the rest of the band after every song we played.

Current news... (No, Will & Kate, nor Osama Bin Laden are the only things going on)... A $200 Epi jumbo acoustic made me make a decision that has a bunch of my friends questioning my sanity. I love a boomy acoustic tone and between my Martin dread and my Epi jumbo, I have it in spades. Last weekend, I put my Taylor jumbo up for sale on the local Craigslist. Yes, I know that was the guitar I said I would take to my grave and all that, but honestly, unless this Epi jumbo decides to fly apart at the seams, in which case I would immediately begin a quest to find another one, that beautiful Taylor is just a lot of money hanging on the wall. I am seriously considering the acquisition of the cutaway model of the Epi, the one with electronics since my EJ-200 Artist is plain acoustic.

Otherwise, I'm still enjoying my Epi Dot and I play the LP Jr with the P90's, but I don't know whether I really have as much use for it as I thought. Still a great guitar.

Everyone have a good week... that's an order!
Dennis

[boss gt8]

jerrymac, on 03 May 2011 - 10:19 AM, said:

Welcome,

I was just in the new Guitar Center in Murrieta about a month ago. I'll let you know the next time I'm headed down that way.

BTW, I use a Boss GT6 for my recording projects.

jerrymac

cool - just scream when youre in town

[RaSTuS]

boss gt8, on 01 May 2011 - 08:26 PM, said:

and then a cop for the Sheriffs Office in Orange County Florida.

Welcome Rob, there's more Robs on here than a 24 hour convenience store has to put up with (except those in Orange County), please tell me you weren't driving your avatar when it crashed were you ??? LOL

[matiac]

Hi, I'm Mat, and I play guitar.
I started when I was 9, now I'm 51.
Over that timeframe I've owned a few guitars.
I'm self-taught at playing guitar.
I also play Bass guitar, Mandolin and Keyboard(s).
I enjoy fishing almost as much as playing guitar.
I sometimes do my own work on my guitars.
It often scares me to do my own work on my guitars.
I'd like to build a guitar from scratch.
I don't currently own an Epiphone.
I'd like another Epiphone Les Paul Classic.
It was a nice guitar.
I have 4 electrics, 2 acoustics, several amplifiers a stompbox, a digital recorder, and 2 keyboards.
That is all.

[Rob B]

Hey there, guys. I just signed up. Briefly, my real name is Robert, so "Robby" (no mystery, right?). I've been playing since I was 14, am 55 now. Got serious about really trying to master the instrument a few years ago and I've been steadily taking lessons, practicing, and jamming and playing with my musician friends as much as possible since then, but I'm not ready to quit the day job yet. I like to play jazz and blues, but also a broad range of pop, classic rock, funk and even some country. Anything that can make me a better player. In addition to an Ovation 1861 Balladeer, an Eastman AR605CE, a PRS Custom SE, I've got a 2004 Dot Studio (Ser# EE04110459) in beautiful black clear coat that I have been very pleased with over the last several years. It originally came from Musicians Friend with a pretty good set up out of the box, but after about six I had a local tech give it a professional setup complete with fret dressing and reinforcing in the input jack ( the retainer ring kept coming loose, and causing popping and crackling in the signal, and repeated tightening was beginning to damage the body around the jack. It has played like a dream ever since and I've played it onstage with Gibson 335s and the people (and other musicians) seem to like what they hear. This forum caught my interest as I was browsing my latest newsletter from Gibson. I have always thought contemporary Epi's were under-rated and didn't get the respect they deserved. It would be nice to compare notes with some other Epi enthusiasts.

BTW: My wishlist guitar right now is a Gibson ES339. But I can't justify the price tag to myself quite yet. If Epi put out a version on the 339 I'd buy myself one in a heartbeat.

[Tomble]

Hey folks! I've been lurking around the forums for a while drooling over the beautiful guitars, here's my Sheraton I picked up today!





Feel that my current amp doesn't make the most of this so reckon i'll be looking for a Marshall Class 5 or Blackstar HT-5 over the next few weeks, any thoughts on these?

[Travis M. Butler]

Hello all!!
My name is Travis, 19 years old. Been playing guitar now for coming up on 9 years. Play in a local band here in Cork, Ireland called Shooting Saturn. We aren't a cover band or an all original band. We play semi regular gigs, where we mostly play covers. We do sneak in a few of our own songs too of course. Myself and our bassist, Brian, write most of the songs. To be honest we've only 3 songs complete and a lot of unfinished works that will hopefully be finished in the summer. Our singer and myself are currently doing our Leaving Cert (final exams deciding which college course we get into, for those international users unfamiliar with the Irish Leaving Certificate). I plan on doing Music in a local university, I have already passed my entrance test so all I need is the grades and I will be a Music student. Which I cant wait for I am here to meet like minded people, a place where I can take part in discussions, seek advice and if I can give advice. I look forward to getting more into the goings on here I will post as often as I can, hopefully posting pics soon Especially my new Epiphone Riviera when it arrives, I'm very excited to get it Thank you for taking the time to read this Looking forward to making new friends here


My Gear:

Epiphone Les Paul Custom
Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Riviera (ordered, arriving shortly)
Epiphone SG Special
Epiphone EJ-200 CE
Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah
Boss DS-1
Korg Pitchblack
Fender FM212
Kustom Quad 100watt half-stack

Heroes/Influences:

Eric Clapton
John Mayer
Gary Moore
Zakk Wylde
John Frusciante
Rory Gallagher
Randy Rhoads
John Butler

My dream guitars are:

Gibson ES-335
Gibson Les Paul Std.
60's Fender Strat

[Rizal]

Hi everyone.
I have made a very short introduction in the Gibson Lounge, when I first started joining.
Its probably a good idea to do it here too, since, some of us might not visit there.

38 years old. I started playing when I was 15, then stopped playing when I was 27, then started again around 36 or 37.
I have a few electric guitars, and 1 acoustic.

As mentioned under my profile, I am from Malaysia. I didn't contribute much, since I didn't own any Gibson or Epiphone.
I was in the lookout for a used Gibson LP earlier, but then realize, the price, for even a used Gibson LP, is way too much, and a brand new Gibson is totally out of my league. They are roughly doubled the price compared to US.

However, I am now a proud owner of Epiphone Slash "Appetite" Les Paul Standard. Just got that last Saturday. It was scheduled to arrive this coming Friday. To my suprise I got a call, saying I can come and pickup on Saturday. Played her for 2 hours, and loving it. It feels different then my other guitars (of course).

I hope I can contribute more in future.

[slim_pikens]

Hello all, my name is dez and I'm 3x yrs old and I just started playing about 3 weeks ago. I bought a faded g-400 and me and my son are taking lessons together. I thought it might be fun to learn another instrument, since my first and favorite is the sax.

[RaSTuS]

Tomble, on 28 May 2011 - 01:32 PM, said:

Hey folks! I've been lurking around the forums for a while drooling over the beautiful guitars, here's my Sheraton I picked up today!

Feel that my current amp doesn't make the most of this so reckon i'll be looking for a Marshall Class 5 or Blackstar HT-5 over the next few weeks, any thoughts on these?

Hi Tomble, welcome to the forums, I hope you like it here. That's a lovely looking Sheri you scored there, I love that black and gold colour scheme, HNGD.

Don't know if you have your amp yet, both those you mentioned are great choices, also consider the Egnater Tweaker 15, it has Brit/USA tones and everything in between and I've heard good reports of the Jet City amps too.

[Tomble]

RaSTuS, on 07 July 2011 - 04:04 PM, said:

Hi Tomble, welcome to the forums, I hope you like it here. That's a lovely looking Sheri you scored there, I love that black and gold colour scheme, HNGD.

Don't know if you have your amp yet, both those you mentioned are great choices, also consider the Egnater Tweaker 15, it has Brit/USA tones and everything in between and I've heard good reports of the Jet City amps too.

Funnily enough I don't yet, went to a couple of shops today to try out a Class 5 and have a look at other options. To say I had my heart set on the Class 5 I didn't get on with it at all, tried an Orange Tiny Terror head through a 112 cab and it just had that great 60's British tone. Slightly out of my price range to buy new so next couple of weeks will be spent looking for a second hand along with an Orange 112 cab.

[RaSTuS]

Tomble, on 11 July 2011 - 10:32 AM, said:

Funnily enough I don't yet, went to a couple of shops today to try out a Class 5 and have a look at other options. To say I had my heart set on the Class 5 I didn't get on with it at all, tried an Orange Tiny Terror head through a 112 cab and it just had that great 60's British tone. Slightly out of my price range to buy new so next couple of weeks will be spent looking for a second hand along with an Orange 112 cab.

Yeah, can't go wrong with an Orange TT I suppose, but like you say, they're pretty pricey new, good idea to look for a used one, good luck with it.

[LHW]

Technically, I'm not an Epi Owner yet...but I will be in a little over a month (if it's true that the LP Ultra-III will be released in early August). Anyway, here's about me (pics will come when I buy it)...

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My name is Rich, and I'm originally from the Midwest...now I make my home in North Carolina along with my second wife and our teenage daughter.

My background and education are in Computer Sciences, although I'm no longer in that field (I got tired of all the political bs and backstabbing). Now I'm a Security Guard at one of our local hospitals (I'm 6'4", ~275lbs, so it works well for me). I'm much happier now, and all I really miss is the money. LOL

I received my first guitar (an acoustic) when I was 6 or 7 as a Christmas present. My dad tried to teach me, but we didn't jive well as teacher/student, so my guitar interest waned for several years. It reasserted itself during middle school, when I was about 13.

I started taking lessons via an in-shop loaner until I received my first beginner's electric as an eighth-grade graduation present in '81. It had Strat-like pickups, a vintage sunburst paint job, and the neck was heavier than the body. It came with a 5w amp with two 6" speakers, and a built-in tremolo effect. Unfortunately the amp was very narrow, and somewhat top-heavy...the slightest tug on the guitar cord would cause it to tip over.

About a year or so later, my mom upgraded me to a light-blue Strat imitation, and a 150w amp. All I remember about the amp is that it had a single 15" speaker, and built-in distortion and reverb (via a footswitch).

This is the only time that I ever had two guitars at one time. Unfortunately, the first guitar would eventually get stolen (by my roommate's brother), and the other would be destroyed by the same guy.

I went guitar-less for a while, until I picked up a black Ibanez Roadstar II. I would play this guitar for years, until it was eventually traded in for a candy-apple-red Rickenbacker 360/12. At the same time, I replaced my amp with a Peavey Renown 400.

My wife's cats would eventually fry the amp (by spraying it / marking their territory), and the Rick-12 was sold to put a new engine in her '67 Impala. Shortly thereafter, she decided that she preferred sharing our relatively new king-size bed with her girlfriend. Yeah.

Anyway, I've been guitar-less ever since. However, I plan on changing that as soon as Epiphone releases the new Midnight Sapphire Les Paul Ultra-IIIs. At which time I also plan on getting a Peavey Vypyr 75...and maybe a Sanpera II footswitch, if my new wife will allow it.

Have never been in a band, and don't really see it as happening. I just play for the joy it gives me. Plus, I don't think I'll ever be "band worthy" as far as my talent goes. LOL

[Tomble]

RaSTuS, on 11 July 2011 - 10:43 AM, said:

Yeah, can't go wrong with an Orange TT I suppose, but like you say, they're pretty pricey new, good idea to look for a used one, good luck with it.

Just bagged a Tiny Terror head and Orange 112 cab this morning for £300 second hand great condition!

[eggs]

Tomble, on 13 July 2011 - 03:14 AM, said:

Just bagged a Tiny Terror head and Orange 112 cab this morning for £300 second hand great condition!

Hey Tomble...

Post your Sheri & new Orange gear as a new thread man.

We love a good HNAD around here

[RaSTuS]

Tomble, on 13 July 2011 - 03:14 AM, said:

Just bagged a Tiny Terror head and Orange 112 cab this morning for £300 second hand great condition!

Excellent, good for you, enjoy, HNAD.

[Mr.D.]

I hope that's the right place to introduce myself, I'm Italian and I will probably go wrong with something.
First of all apologize me for my bad english, I'll try to do the best to be understanded.
Ok, here's Diego, 27 years old from Florence, Italy.
I sing since 2005, actually in a Guns n Roses tribute band and with some guys trying to do our own music (glam/punk/rock n roll style).
I also play guitar since 2001, but I'm not so able to do it.
I guess that's all. Maybe..

[The.Traffic.Lights]

Mr.D., on 21 July 2011 - 07:06 AM, said:

I hope that's the right place to introduce myself, I'm Italian and I will probably go wrong with something.
First of all apologize me for my bad english, I'll try to do the best to be understanded.
Ok, here's Diego, 27 years old from Florence, Italy.
I sing since 2005, actually in a Guns n Roses tribute band and with some guys trying to do our own music (glam/punk/rock n roll style).
I also play guitar since 2001, but I'm not so able to do it.
I guess that's all. Maybe..

Welcome! Forget the "bad English" thing, we're not grammar-nazis here

OK, gelato, bibita, what else do I know?..

[Mr.D.]

Thank you!

[springfever101]

duane v, on 13 February 2009 - 05:33 AM, said:

Let us know what you're all about!!

hello - i am a 50 somethin'wanna be guitarist - i played cowboy chords on my grandfather's gibson
in my teens & 20's - recently purchased an epiphone express [for the size] to practice on until i can afford something else.
glad to find this forum!